Tag Archives: Bird

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Return of the Sigma 50-500mm Lens: Heron Photos

Several weeks ago my Sigma 50-500mm lens developed a problem. Now honestly I’m probably not super easy on gear. I drag it along on hilkes, in and out of cars, in kayaks. My photo gear […]

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In Nature Appearances Can Be Deceiving

In nature things aren’t always as they appear. Harmless Milk Snakes share color scheme and similarities in pattern with deadly Coral Snakes. An American Bald Eagle will not get its distinctive with head and tail […]

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Always A Treat: Photographing American Bald Eagles in Eastern North Carolina

As a boy growing up in the Midwest I’d never have dreamed of seeing a Bald Eagle in the wild. This majestic species was hovering on the edge of extinction. With that memory strongly held […]

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When All Else Fails Hit the Beach

Many of my favorite spots for hiking and photographing have become mud bogs. The rain this winter has been unrelenting. When conditions are like this you can suck it up and it slop along the […]

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The Willet: A NC Coast Winter Visitor

The Eastern Willet is a large migratory shore bird that is a member of the sandpiper family. While Willets will migrate as far south as Central and South America, they breed in salt marshes along […]

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Fort Macon State Park: Atlantic Beach, North Carolina

Fort Macon State Park is probably best known for its Civil War era earthen mound fort. Used for military purposes not only during the War Between the States but during World War II. The facility […]

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